Blog for October 21st, 2024
Faith, Part 1.
Faith is defined as “complete trust or confidence in someone or something”. Or, a “strong belief in God or in the doctrines of religion, based on spiritual apprehensions rather than proof”.
Faith is the seventh spiritual concept and that is the concept I am on this week, actually, I’ve extended it a few extra days. In real life I keep the faith every single day. My faith and belief in my Higher Power is constant, real and forever. It’s just that I do not feel that I have given it as much thought as I should have this last week. So, I do believe there will be a Faith part 2. next week. 😊
I am reflecting on the occasions I’ve had this last week or so to be very conscience of the fact that I am putting my faith in my HP, my God. As I said before it is always constant within me. But at other times, I have a more heightened awareness to the fact that I must “give it to God”. That I must pray and believe that my God will help us all through this time of life.
As I wrote last week, my family is experiencing a very difficult time with the death of my great nephew, it’s just so hard to wrap my mind around the fact that he is gone- forever. But my faith tells me, I will see him again, we are both believers in Jesus and therefore we believe we will meet again.
My faith is the glue that helps me to hold it all together in times of pain, uncertainty, fear, stress, sadness and hurt. In times of loss, anxiety and just not knowing what to do. In those times I rely on my faith to take me through to the other side, to where I remember that there is a God and He has my families, friends and my best interest in His heart and will walk us through it all.
They say, “faith isn’t faith until it’s all you are holding onto.” Which sounds a lot like having blind faith. Which just might be an oxymoron really. I believe in what I cannot see, in what I cannot touch. Or can I? I do get glimpses of faith every now and then when a small little prayer is answered. Such as “Lord, help me find my prescription sunglasses please” or “Lord, please help me get my house clean”. Those may seem silly, but I do pray those kinds of prayers and hey, my house is pretty clean, and I am wearing those new sunglasses now that I bought six months ago!
Having faith that God will heal people we love is a whole other deal. Having faith that in the upcoming election here in the USA that our country won’t be torn in two or run into the ground is yet another Biggy. In all these situations I pray for God’s will and my faith is that He has all of our best interest in His heart. Everything will turn out just as it’s supposed to.
As I said earlier, I think there will be a part two to the blog, for now, I am going to have the faith that everything is as it should be. I trust and believe what my Higher Power says, which is “I will never forsake you or leave you”.
Question of the Week: What or who do you have faith in?
